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Re: OT: [Let_It_Be_Forever_Islam] THE WORLD OF THE JINN

From:Stone Gordonssen <stonegordonssen@...>
Date:Friday, October 17, 2003, 13:11
> > In fact, one could argue that there is a stronger case for > > classifying people by race than there is on the basis of gender. > >I find this somewhat amusing, since undoubtly the _practical_ consequences >of >your biological sex/gender is greater than those of your race.
"sex" is biological - humans have 2; "gender" is a social convention - humans have from 2 to 7, depending on the culture. _________________________________________________________________ Want to check if your PC is virus-infected? Get a FREE computer virus scan online from McAfee. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963

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